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Neighborhood Guides

Local tips from a company that calls Champaign-Urbana home: the parks, shopping and dining around our communities, and how to get to campus by MTD bus.

West Champaign Urbana Savoy

West Champaign

Around Kenwood Road and John Street, close to Parkland College, parks and the shopping along Mattis Avenue.

Parks

  • Centennial Park, bounded by Kirby Ave, Crescent Dr, John St and Kenwood Rd, with a pickleball complex at 2203 W John St
  • Kaufman Lake, 2702 W Springfield Ave: fishing, a paved loop path and the Greenbelt Bikeway

Shopping & dining

  • Country Fair Shopping Center, 229 S Mattis Ave
  • Restaurants and shops along Mattis Ave and Springfield Ave

Campus & college

  • Parkland College, 2400 W Bradley Ave
  • University of Illinois campus by MTD bus (5 Green, 17 Cherry to the Illini Union)

MTD bus

  • Stops at Springfield & Kenwood, John & Kenwood, John & Hollycrest and Round Barn Rd
  • Routes: 4 Blue, 5/50 Green, 6 Orange, 7/70 Grey, 9 Brown, 16 Pink, 17 Cherry, 180 Lime

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Willow on the Pond Victoria Point Woodcrest

Call Willow on the Pond (217) 356-2522 · Victoria Point 217-898-5776

Urbana

Residential streets minutes from downtown Urbana, Lincoln Square and the east side of the University of Illinois campus.

Parks

  • Crystal Lake Park, 206 W Park St: lake, boat rentals in summer, Busey Woods, Anita Purves Nature Center and the Family Aquatic Center
  • Carle Park, 400 W Indiana Ave: playground and the “Lincoln the Lawyer” statue

Shopping & dining

  • Lincoln Square, 300 S Broadway Ave, home of Common Ground Food Co-op
  • Urbana’s Market at the Square, Saturday mornings May–October at Illinois & Vine (indoors at Lincoln Square in winter)
  • Restaurants along Main Street in downtown Urbana

Campus & community

  • University of Illinois campus by MTD bus (2 Red, 5 Green, 8 Bronze, 13 Silver to the Illini Union)
  • The Urbana Free Library, 210 W Green St

MTD bus

  • Stops on Vine St, Main St, Green St and at Lincoln Square
  • Routes: 2/20 Red, 5/50 Green, 6 Orange, 7/70 Grey, 8 Bronze, 10 Gold, 13/130 Silver, 110 Ruby

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Michigan East 1301 Harding & 1302 Brighton 201 S Grove 406 E Elm

Call Michigan East 217-344-4145

Savoy

A village just south of Champaign, and the future home of Downtown Savoy at Dunlap Avenue (U.S. 45) and Church Street.

Parks & recreation

  • Dana Colbert Park, 203 E Church St: stocked lake, walking and bike paths, playground and sand volleyball
  • William A. Smith Park at Prairie Fields, 200 Prairie Rose Ln: playground, pavilion and ball fields
  • Savoy Recreation Center, 402 W Graham Dr

Shopping & dining

  • Savoy Plaza, 1201 Savoy Plaza Ln on Dunlap Ave, anchored by Schnucks
  • Coming soon: local shops and restaurants at Downtown Savoy

Travel

  • University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), 11 Airport Rd, Savoy

MTD bus

  • Colbert Park stop on Church St, served by 1/100 Yellow to Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign

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Downtown Savoy (coming soon) Visit DowntownSavoy.com

Bus routes from MTD schedule data for fall 2026; check mtd.org for current service. Places are listed for convenience and are not affiliated with Community Property Management. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.